Heater cable replaced but no heat
The vents are kinda siezed/rusted in place it seems. I think I'll have to put some Liquid Wrench on them or something and let it sit there for a while to get them to move.
Replacing the cables was, more-or-less, a simple affair. I did have to try the power drill hooked up to a cable technique to bore out a rusted cable housing, but other than that and the very greasy nature of the job it was just thread the new cables through, tighten the screws and you're in business!
Replacing the cables was, more-or-less, a simple affair. I did have to try the power drill hooked up to a cable technique to bore out a rusted cable housing, but other than that and the very greasy nature of the job it was just thread the new cables through, tighten the screws and you're in business!
posted by Chris Druckenmiller at 6:54 PM
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My vents were seized up also. The mechanic worked them loose for me though when I took the Ghia in for the gas leak. Seems like liquid wrench should work to get them loose.
What cable did you use with the drill? Also what about the cable that controls the def/heat selection? I have no idea where that cable runs or if it is functioning. Meanwhile I'm awaiting parts from California. Should be any day now.
I'm thinking of a major attack on the electrical system this weekend. Try to inventory, inspect and diagnose the problems. I'll post pictures of the horn wiring as soon as I can.
I think the vent sieze-up thing has opened my eyes to why you said some people just keep them open full-time. If they're prone to just rusting over and being inoperable again, then I guess it can be a real pain.
I just used one of the old cables that I replaced. Had I planed things better I would have cut the cables as close to the lever in the front as possible and pulled them out the back so the tips stayed on and they were full-length. That would have been a little better for cleaning out the channels.
But, instead I took a pliers and bent the end of the cable over into a wedge (about 2" from the end.) The wedge then sort of acted as a spring-loaded drill end and that did a good-enough job, although I didn't get it clear enough until after several attempts. A lot of time wasted drilling, attempting to re-thread the new cable, new cable stopped by rust, pull new cable out, drill again ... repeat, keep beer handy.
I'm going to spend some time with liquid wrench and see about loosening up those vents tonight.
Good idea on inventorying the wiring! Sounds time-consuming, but it would be nice to have that done.
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